Relief Social Care Coordinator – ORK08834 Supply/Casual/Relief

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ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE
Care at Home

Relief Social Care Co-ordinator

Hours are offered on an as and when required basis
£19.62 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance)
A shift allowance will be paid for unsocial hours worked where appropriate

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the office of the Care at Home team based in Kirkwall. As a Social Care Co-ordinator (SCC) you will play a vital role in the management and provision of Care at Home services on the Orkney Mainland and throughout the Isles. You will support the Registered Manager and our geographically based teams to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of a high-quality Care at Home service to those individuals on service.

You will work with individual service users, families and partner agencies to develop person-centred care at home packages that will ensure that the individual’s outcomes are met and individuals are supported to remain as independent as possible in their own homes. You will assess the needs of each service users’ outcomes and create support plans that demonstrate they meet the individual’s needs.

You will have active participation in quality assurance systems such as observing staff practice, reviewing of care packages, risk assessments and auditing of files. Social Care Co-ordinators play an important role in the recruitment and induction of new staff and are actively involved in the delivery of in-house training.

Line management and supervision of a number of care at home staff, organising and chairing Team Meetings and ensuring the care at home staff are well supported in their roles are key elements of a SCC’s remit.

This post requires either an SVQ4 in Social Services, or an SVQ3 or HNC in Health and Social Care, or other relevant practice qualification to allow registration with the SSSC as a Supervisor in a Care at Home Service. Preferably candidates will also hold a supervisory or management qualification but where the supervisory or management qualification is not held, this qualification must be achieved within the first period of registration.

You must be able to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Orkney to meet the operational requirements of the Service.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme in respect of regulated work with adults.

Prospective applicants are invited to discuss the post by contacting Erin Johnston, Registered Manager, on 01856 888 390.

Closing Date: Sunday 27 October 2024

Please note that interview expenses are not payable for this post.